It has long been believed that chops are tastier and juicier from pork. And now in our time, every housewife knows that meat must be chosen correctly, i.e. for each dish its own piece.
For example, for chops it is better to take from the thigh, neck or shoulder blade. And it is desirable that it be with a layer of fat, otherwise the meat will not be so juicy.
Also, juiciness is directly affected by freezing or, conversely, defrosting. For ideal chops, it is best to take a fresh product or chilled. But if it is still frozen, then the main thing is to defrost correctly.
A few hours before cooking, it is recommended to remove the meat from the freezer. If the product is thawed in hot water or a microwave, all the juice will go away and the meat will be hard and dry when frying.
Recommendations
Not everyone knows how to make pork chops in a pan. The main criterion for this is not to wash the meat. It absorbs water, and the process goes into extinguishing. That is, the water will come out of the meat and mix with the oil, the oil will cool and the chops will turn into a stew. But if you still need to rinse, it is recommended to dry the product with paper towels as best as possible.
There are also many recipes for frying in a pan. Someone is pre-trying to pickle meat, someone is fried in breading, and someone is in batter. As they say, there is no companion for the taste and color.
But first you need to beat the meat. It is advisable to cut it across the fibers 2 cm thick. If made thinner, then there will be no juice at all in the chop, i.e. get an ordinary dry crust. If cut thicker, the meat will not be fried at all.
Beat off also needs to be done correctly! You can not start from the middle of the piece, best of all - from the edges. It is also recommended that you do not hit hard with a hammer, because you can hit it unevenly. And, therefore, the roast will be the same.
If you cook the chops, after pickling them, the meat will be very tender and melt in your mouth. Moreover, marinades can be made all kinds of, they will add a piquant and unique taste to dishes.
Marinade
Several options are offered:
- There is a budget version of the marinade, which means that everyone can make it. Ingredients: mayonnaise (3 tbsp. L.), The same amount of soy sauce, add a pinch of ground black pepper and coriander. If there is, then you can put rosemary for zest. Mix everything and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Another budget option is an onion marinade with kefir. Ingredients: 2 medium onion heads, kefir (300 ml), juice of one lemon and a teaspoon of salt. Finely chop the onion, squeeze the juice out of the lemon, but first scald and let cool. Mix all ingredients and marinate in the refrigerator for one hour.
- For those who love sharper! This option is a little more expensive than the previous ones, it includes: hot pepper - one pod, lime - two pieces, parsley - 50 g, garlic - 6 cloves, a half teaspoon of ground black pepper, 100 ml of olive oil and a tablespoon of grated ginger and salt to taste. Mix and grind all ingredients. Squeeze juice from lime and add to mass, pickle meat for an hour. Salt before frying.
- Fans of a sweet taste are recommended pineapple juice marinade. This option is perfect for frying chops on a festive evening. Ingredients: pineapple juice - 150 ml, one teaspoon of sesame seeds, two tablespoons of olive oil, three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, half a teaspoon of ground pepper and salt. Chops pickle for two hours in the refrigerator.
- There is another interesting way - this is a mixture of Coca-Cola and soy sauce. It turns out a tasty and unusual combination. This method is the fastest and easiest. Ingredients: two tablespoons of soy sauce, one tablespoon of vegetable oil, 200 ml of Coca-Cola, two cloves of garlic, a pinch of ground black pepper. You need to marinate chops only half an hour, and you're done.
Of course, you can write about marinades endlessly - there are a lot of them and each has its own zest, taste and aroma. In this case, only fantasy is important, and combinations can be thought of different.
Breading
What I also wanted to pay attention to was breading. Like marinade, it is different.
To begin with, it’s worthwhile to figure out why you need to cut meat. First of all, so that it is juicy. After all, the correct breading will not allow the juice to go outside. Most often, flour, eggs, crackers or a breading mixture are used.
How to fry
Not everyone knows how to make pork chops in a pan. It is necessary to fry in well-heated oil. But here you need to choose the right cooking option. And the surest way is to cook with vegetable or ghee. Creamy in this case will not work.
If you fry on the fire a little more than average, then the meat will be fried for the desired condition. It is best to turn the product over with tongs or a spatula, but in no case with a fork. So a lot of juice will come out of the chop and it will be dry.
The best roast for chops takes 3-5 minutes. You can check for readiness very easily with a toothpick by piercing the meat. Light juice should go.
There are several recipes for frying in a pan.
Recipe number 1
The easiest and fastest way, if a person wondered how to make pork chops in a pan. For cooking you need:
- 500 grams of pork;
- 50 grams of flour;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- cooking oil for frying.
Cooking:
- Pre-dry the meat, beat it with a hammer so that the thickness is uniform.
- Add flour and spices to the board or plate.
- Stir and roll chops in flour.
- Fry on the fire a little more than average in a well-heated frying pan until the crust becomes golden and ruddy.
In order for the chops to be less greasy, it is better to lay the finished meat on a paper towel. To give them more softness, you need to close the foil for 15 minutes. When served, they will be juicier. You can decorate the dish by slicing vegetables and herbs.
Recipe number 2
This recipe is for frying pork chops in breadcrumbs in a pan. Product Composition:
- pork (preferably neck) - 500 grams;
- eggs - two pieces;
- breadcrumbs - 200 grams;
- flour - also 200 grams;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- use vegetable oil for frying.
How to fry pork chops in a pan:
- Beat the meat with a hammer, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Mix eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl beforehand.
- Pour the flour into a plate or on the board, as it is convenient, and roll the chops in it.
- After the flour, dip the meat immediately into the egg, and then into the breadcrumbs.
If you need to fry the meat without breading at the same level of fire, then for chops you will need both strong fire and weak.
It is best to fry one side of the chop on high heat for about 5 minutes until golden brown, and the other - already on the weak and slightly longer, get about 8-10 minutes.
When served, breaded chops look very nice and appetizing. You can make breading in a different color. Now on sale a wide range of mixtures of different colors.
Recipe number 3
Another recipe for delicious pork chops in a pan in an egg, but with the addition of garlic. This dish will find its consumer more in the male. To do this, you will need:
- 500 grams of pork (best loin);
- two eggs;
- flour - 100 grams;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- two cloves of garlic;
- vegetable oil for frying.
Cooking:
- Beat the meat to a half centimeter thickness (it is better to take the loin, because the chops will be all the same shape).
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Grate every layer of meat with garlic. Or you can grate the garlic and rub the resulting mass into the chops.
- Salted beaten eggs, but a little.
- Pour flour on a board or plate and roll meat.
- Then dip in the egg and fry in a well-heated pan.
Frying meat is better on medium heat for two sides until golden brown. An egg is a good breading, it envelops the product and the juice will not be able to leak out. Therefore, according to this recipe, pork chops in a pan are juicy. A piquant taste and aroma of garlic gives the meat a zest.
Other recipes
Frying pork chops with a recipe in a pan (examples are shown in the photo) with spices or breading can be quickly and easily. But there are recipes a little more complicated, but no less tasty.
In such options, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, honey and many other ingredients join the meat. Each person chooses for himself individually.
With mushrooms and cheese
The most common way to cook chops with cheese and mushrooms, someone makes with potatoes. Everyone prefers to do in the oven. And if you try in a pan, the dish will turn out to be no less tasty and mouth-watering.
For cooking you need:
- pork - 500 grams;
- one onion head;
- mushrooms - 300 grams (preferably champignons);
- eggs - 2-3 pieces;
- cheese - 250 grams;
- tomatoes - 3 pieces;
- 6 cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- flour - 100 grams;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- cooking oil.
How to cook pork chops in a pan:
- To start, fry the mushrooms with chopped onions.
- Cut the meat and beat, after each piece, grate with chopped garlic, sprinkle with pepper and salt.
- Make a meat batter: mix the eggs with mayonnaise to a good homogeneous mass and slightly salt.
- Pour flour on a board or plate and roll chops.
- Then dip the meat in the egg and fry first one side, and then the second. When it is almost ready, then you first need to put mushrooms on the meat, then rings the tomatoes and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Cover and leave for 5-6 minutes.
- After removing from heat and immediately spread on the dish.
You can decorate with greens. Serve the meat with a side dish of mashed potatoes or stewed vegetables.
With honey
Another delicious recipe is chops with honey. Cooking will take a long time, but the result is worth it. For the dish you need:
- pork - 500 grams;
- three cloves of garlic;
- three tablespoons of honey;
- three tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- a glass of vegetable oil;
- mustard (powder is better) - a tablespoon;
- salt and pepper to taste.
How to cook pork chops in a pan:
- Chop and discard the meat.
- Cook the marinade. To do this, mix chopped garlic with mayonnaise, honey and mustard.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Roll meat abundantly in marinade and wrap chops in cling film.
- Put them in a deep bowl and leave in the refrigerator. Pickling should be at least 24 hours.
- After freeing the chops from the film and fry over medium heat, be sure to look so that the meat does not burn out.
Chops are obtained with a delicious caramelized crust. It will not allow juice to leak and the chops will be juicy and tender, because they spent the whole day in the marinade. Serve the dish better with vegetables or herbs.
This recipe is suitable for a festive or romantic dinner. The meat goes well with red wine.
In crispy batter
And, of course, one can not help but mention the recipe for pork chops in a pan in a crispy batter. To prepare this dish, lean pork is needed. To make a crispy batter, you need to add one important ingredient - potato starch.
For cooking you need:
- pork - 600 grams;
- half a glass of flour;
- eggs - two pieces;
- milk - 40 ml;
- a pinch of baking powder and salt;
- ground black pepper and starch - 1 tablespoon each;
- use vegetable oil for frying.
Cooking:
- Cut the meat into pieces 2 cm thick, beat off on both sides, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Preparation of batter: in a deep bowl, mix beaten eggs and milk (warm), add sifted flour, starch and baking powder. The mass should be liquid, but well enveloping pieces of meat.
- Dip chops in batter and fry in a well-heated pan with hot oil.
- Fry on both sides until golden brown. Close the lid when frying is not required.
Chops serve hot. You can decorate with greens. When bitten, the batter crunches nicely, and the meat inside is very juicy and soft.
Conclusion
As you know, there are many recipes for how to make pork chops in a pan. And everyone will be able to choose the most suitable dish option.
In addition, you can dream up and add to taste various spices, herbs. But in any case, it must be remembered that only preliminary preparation of meat will allow you to get tasty and mouth-watering chops.